Philippines Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: MIMAROPA

The Philippines consists of three major groups of island. These are divided into 18 administrative regions, one of which is MIMAROPA. The regions gets its name from the first two letters of the islands that constitute the region i.e. Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan.

Answer: Marikina

Marikina is called the "Shoe Capital of the Philippines", because of its notable shoe industry. The "Guinness Book of Records" acknowledged the shoemakers from this city for creating the world's largest pair of shoes in 2002, beating the earlier record from Konya, Turkey.

Answer: Bacoor, Cavite

SM Bacoor is the first Calabarzon SM Mall. It opened on July 1997. Other SM Malls are located in Lipa City, Batangas City, Lucena City, Taytay, Sta Rosa, and Molino. SM Holdings is the largest and most popular mall chain in the Philippines.

Answer: Cavite

Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed Philippine independence in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898. Since then this day is considered a national holiday in the Philippines.

Answer: Catanduanes

Catanduanes is a kidney-shaped island on the eastern-most part of the Philippines. It is nicknamed the "land of the howling winds" because of its location, being in the Pacific Ocean and in the path of the monsoon rains.

Answer: A partially formed duck egg

Although found in other parts of Asia, the balut in Philippines is cooked 17 days after being laid. Normally sold by street vendors, it is usually accompanied by a drink of beer. An acquired taste.

Answer: Luzon

Visayas is a group of islands. Mindanao is the second largest. Palawan is technically part of the Luzon islands.

Answer: Albay

Mayon Volcano is known for its almost perfect shape. Its height is 2,460 meters.

Answer: Balanga City

Balanga, Bataan is located at Region 3 of the Philippines.

Answer: Princess Urduja

Her existence has never been verified as true by historians, yet the mythical Princess Urduja remains vividly alive and real in the local consciousness.

Answer: Native Spanish born individuals

The Peninsulares were all born in the Iberian peninsula. 'Any individuals of Spanish decent' is wrong because those of Spanish decent born in the Philippines were called 'creoles' or 'insulares' (see next question).

Answer: Tropical rainforest

The Philippines lies close to the equator and has a tropical maritime climate with some humid subtropical islands. Being in the typhoon belt, torrential rain is a regular feature.

Answer: Panay Gulf

Panay Gulf is named after the island of Panay which contains the two provinces that border it, namely Antique and Iloilo.

Answer: Negros

Negros is the third largest island in the Philippines. It contains two provinces, namely Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental. Samar is the 63rd largest island in the world, Palawan is the 64th, and Bohol is somewhere in the 100s.

Answer: Mt. Kanlaon

Mt. Kanlaon is located in the island of Negros and it is also famous for hikers who at the same time are nature lovers because of its natural beauty and richness in fauna and flora. Sadly, in August 1996 a mountaineering group was injured (3 killed) when Mt Kanlaon suddenly erupted without any warning spewing forth ash and stones.

Answer: Dasmariņas

One big factor for Dasmariņas having a large population is that it is a gateway to Metro Manila.

Answer: Davao City

Davao City has an area of over 2,070 sq kilometres (800 sq ml). Close to 50% of this land remains covered in rainforest or agricultural activity as the economy is still very much based on agronomy.

Answer: Calamba City, Laguna

Calamba City is the capital per Executive Order No. 246, dated October 28, 2003. The city itself was established on April 21, 2001.

Answer: Quintin Paredes

Quintin Paredes was born in Bangued, Abra.

Answer: colorful vintas

Vintas are small boats with masts in different colors. They form an important part of the cultural heritage of Zamboanga, and they're used for transportation and trade.

Answer: Leyte

Leyte is most known for its role in World War II. It was on its shores that Gen. Douglas MacArthur declared "I have returned." It was also the site of one of the largest naval battles in history, the "Battle of Leyte Gulf".

Answer: Filipino

The Philippines, although home to many different tribes and languages, chose Filipino as their national language in 1987. Filipino is based on Tagalog, a regional language. English is also a national language.

Answer: Mindanao

Mindanao is in the southern part of the country. It is the only group of islands that the Spanish church failed to dominate.

Answer: Juan Luna

Juan Luna's painting "Spoliarium" won a gold medal in the Exposicion Nacional de Bellas Artes in Madrid in 1884.

Answer: Baler

Baler, Aurora was the birthplace of the deceased Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon.